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RFC 1866 - 8.1.4. Text Area: TEXTAREA

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### 8.1.4. Text Area: TEXTAREA

The <TEXTAREA> element represents a multi-line text field. Attributes are:

COLS
  the number of visible columns to display for the text area, in characters.

NAME
  Specifies the name of the form field.

ROWS
  The number of visible rows to display for the text area, in characters.

For example:

        <TEXTAREA NAME="address" ROWS=6 COLS=64>
        HaL Computer Systems
        1315 Dell Avenue
        Campbell, California 95008
        </TEXTAREA>

The content of the <TEXTAREA> element is the field's initial value.

Typically, the ROWS and COLS attributes determine the visible dimension of the field in characters. The field is typically rendered in a fixed-width font. HTML user agents should allow text to extend beyond these limits by scrolling as needed.

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RFC 1866 - 8.1.4. Text Area: TEXTAREA